Archives: 2020

Russia: Prices of roundwood fall sharply in February 2020

    Roundwood prices in Russia have dropped sharply in February 2020, indicating some first coronavirus impact on [...]

German wood pellet prices fall despite coronavirus related increased demand

Despite coronavirus related increased demand, wood pellets in April 2020 are significantly cheaper than in the previous month at a [...]

USDA Forest Service to support timber market fighting coronavirus crisis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is offering to extend contract deadlines on certain timber sales, sale [...]

South Korea could impose anti-dumping duty on plywood from Vietnam

The South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has decided to ask the Ministry of Economy and Finance to [...]

EU Green deal might be postponed to 2021

The coronavirus pandemic affects the debate on the European Green Deal in a number of ways.     [...]
April 24, 2020 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe

Shortage of imported timber throws Chinese wood industry into panic

The demand for imported wood in China's wood products industry has gradually recovered. However, on the one hand, overseas [...]

Pandemic to hit harder the EU furniture industry than the last financial crisis

It is far too early to assess the full impact of COVID-19 on EU furniture imports this year, but [...]

Coronavirus: German timber trade companies consider current business as satisfactory

German timber trade companies are affected by the coronavirus crisis in very different ways: companies that sell wood have had [...]

Survey – Impact of coronavirus pandemic on the Brazilian timber sector

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the measures adopted to try and slow its spread are having a [...]